Come Spring
The first day of spring came and went this year without my noting it as I usually do. These are strange times. Tales of fear all around, of grief and loss that makes me weep. It feels as though the grip of a cold winter will not go away. I've been taking lots of...
Old Favorite Books
Last week I went searching in the university library for some of the old classics that I read and loved in my teen years. The small mining town I grew up in didn't have much culture, but it did have a good library that offered me incredible hours of escape into other...
My Newest Novel
With a title change, which I like much better, my fourth historical novel will be released on February 25, 2020. It is up on Goodreads and available for pre-sale on WiDo Publishing's website....
Press Release for my upcoming historical novel: A Place Between
https://widopublishing.com/historian-carol-pratt-bradley-to-publish-4th-novel-with-wido/
Q&A: A Place Between
Tell us about your latest novel, "A Place Between." “A Place Between” is my fourth historical novel, all published with WiDo. The people of the WiDo family have been good to me, and I’m thankful to be part of them. I can’t say which novel is my favorite. All...
Recent Reviews
L "Uplifting and powerful. I could not put this book down. I felt uplifted and encouraged with the powerful message of hope. This was a love story I didn't know I needed." Amazing Book "This is one that I am sure I will re-read many times. Excellent work by an amazing...
To write with power and wisdom, I must search deep inside myself, reaching for a place not seen but only felt
In 2016, when my historical novel, Fire of the Word, was released, I wrote a post about writing it for Colleen Story's blog, Writing and Wellness. She retweeted it today, so I reread it. Interesting how our own words return to us, reminding us of what we reflected on...
The World in Story
I’m currently reading Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. Through Bronte's brilliant writing, I can see Jane on the page, and also the world that she lived in. This is most vivid to me in the powerful scene after Jane has left Thornfield. She spends the night under an open...
Where the Story Begins
Beatrix Potter said: "There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you." I don't know where the idea for a story begins. It's just there inside my head, like a vision, but behind a gauzy veil. I can see...
What Drawing Taught Me About Writing
Years ago, when my daughter Shannon was ten, she was interested in art and asked if I would take a class with her. When I was her age, I would draw during long church meetings, but never thought of myself as a budding artist. We found a teacher, and once a week, went...
